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eas brother tamerlan is . his uncles are calling for him to turn hims in. >> if you are alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured, and forgiveness from these people. >> the net) the two man hours after the fbi -- the net closed around two man hours after the fbi released photos. 10:30, the brothers tried to rob a 7-eleven store near the massachusetts institute of technology. then news a police officer was attacked. sean collier,26 years old, was shot as he s in his car. he died soon after. the brothers hijacked a car, and the chase that followed ended in watertown, 10 miles from boston. on the usually quiet suburban street, there was a fierce firefight, captured on mobile phones. the police were taking no chances. the innocent owner of the hijacked car was for a time treated as a suspect. tamerlan tsarnaev was fatally wounded. he died in hospital. >> the closed in around one guy. they got in position. >> w >> they were screaming at him. they all had their guns out. he w
eas brother tamerlan is . his uncles are calling for him to turn hims in. >> if you are alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured, and forgiveness from these people. >> the net) the two man hours after the fbi -- the net closed around two man hours after the fbi released photos. 10:30, the brothers tried to rob a 7-eleven store near the massachusetts institute of technology. then news a police officer was attacked. sean collier,26 years old,...
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the same age, in fact, as tamerlan. in dagestan. and he told the "globe" he was worried about the older brother being a bad influence on the younger brother and didn't think he was a good person. was concerned about that. he actually warned the younger brother, or so he claims, martin. >> michelle, let's listen to uncle ruslan tsarni who spoke earlier today. >> dzhokhar, if you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness. from the victims, from the injured. >> michelle, there you have the uncle expressing regret, sadness and asking them to hand themselves in. and yet an aunt of the suspects who was interviewed in toronto, canada, says "i don't trust the fbi. show me the evidence. i am used to being set up. i'm a chechen." >> yeah, and neither of these people, those two that you mentioned, and one that we heard from at length, had spoken to these guys in years. so they want to obviously present their own -- their own views within what they're saying. i mean, you have that uncle -- it was a fascinating and stunningly strong sta
the same age, in fact, as tamerlan. in dagestan. and he told the "globe" he was worried about the older brother being a bad influence on the younger brother and didn't think he was a good person. was concerned about that. he actually warned the younger brother, or so he claims, martin. >> michelle, let's listen to uncle ruslan tsarni who spoke earlier today. >> dzhokhar, if you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness. from the victims, from the injured. >>...
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tamerlan, on the other side, people are saying why did he come back so radicalizeed. over here he seemed aimless. he dropped out of college. when he went there, he went to the regions he went to, seems as though to have taken the earmarks, an approach to terrorism. we're going to talk about that around the corner. gary is in that area. >>gretchen: apparently the brothers went to a mosque nearby in their neighborhood that had controversial history about being radicalized. there are a lot of pieces to the puzzle now coming together as is usually the case, unfortunately, after the fact. we'll talk about this all morning. in the meantime there are other headlines for you on a monday. a developing story overnight, a shooting at an apartment complex south of seattle leaving five people dead including the suspect. police responded and found two men wounded in a parking lot. a man and woman were found dead inside apartments in a complex. it is too early to know what caused this whole event. >> authorities releasing the names of five people killed this weekend in an avalanche
tamerlan, on the other side, people are saying why did he come back so radicalizeed. over here he seemed aimless. he dropped out of college. when he went there, he went to the regions he went to, seems as though to have taken the earmarks, an approach to terrorism. we're going to talk about that around the corner. gary is in that area. >>gretchen: apparently the brothers went to a mosque nearby in their neighborhood that had controversial history about being radicalized. there are a lot...
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the fbi interviewed tamerlan and his family members, but we don't know which family members. what we know is they didn't find anything suspicious. no proof of terrorist activity so they cleared him and losed the case. and closed the case. they told the foreign government who was inquiring that if they were ever worried about tamerlan again they should bring it to the fbi's attention again and they would follow-up once more. that government never followed up again and that was two years ago. early last year we know that tamerlan traveled with a kir swrik stan passport to see his father in russia and pes physically chechnya. of a -- after a few months he returned to set up a youtube account and he used it to post and promote radical jihad clips. we heard from the dad he was visiting. he said he thinks his sons are being set up. we don't know how he plays into this. we don't know the motive behind monday's marathon bombing in boston was to promote chechen causes. authorities at this point say the motive is wide open. >> peter, thanks. >>> police in massachusetts are waiting to i
the fbi interviewed tamerlan and his family members, but we don't know which family members. what we know is they didn't find anything suspicious. no proof of terrorist activity so they cleared him and losed the case. and closed the case. they told the foreign government who was inquiring that if they were ever worried about tamerlan again they should bring it to the fbi's attention again and they would follow-up once more. that government never followed up again and that was two years ago....
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towards her and there is an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan and the influence he had over his younger brother. >> and there are reports of the side story that friends of tamerlan think he may have been involved in a triple murder that took place in 2011 that took the life of one of his american friends, someone described as his best friend. what are authorities saying about that investigation because it was a cold case? >> i just spoke a little while ago to the district attorney's office and they confirmed it is an open and on going investigation. i think we have to be cautious on this one. the links are a bit tennious. apparently some relatives of one of the victims thinks there may be a connection based on comments from some of the friends but it is not clear exactly how close that the relationship was between one of the victims and tamerlan. there is some disputed reporting on that. and they are not confirming that tamerlan tsarnaev is a target or subject of the investigation right now. so i think right now we have to be a little cautious. i want t
towards her and there is an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan and the influence he had over his younger brother. >> and there are reports of the side story that friends of tamerlan think he may have been involved in a triple murder that took place in 2011 that took the life of one of his american friends, someone described as his best friend. what are authorities saying about that investigation because it was a cold case? >> i just spoke a little while...
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the congregation disagreed with tamerlan and he was quote, shouted out of the mosque. speculation continues about why these two young men may have conspired to kill en masse, as the country marks a week since the deadly bombing. in medford, massachusetts, the funeral for 29-year-old victim, krystle campbell began just over an hour ago and at 2:50 p.m., president obama will join the city of boston in a moment of silence, mayor menino will observe the time from boston common. joining me washington bureau chief of the the "huffington post," graham, and the grio editor, joy reid and the deputy director of the "national journal." >> and pete, there's a lot of information that's come out over course of the weekend. we know that the fbi is interrogating dzhokhar tsarnaev. what are they hoping to get from him at this point? >> interrogating may be a bit of a grand word here, because it's certainly not the kind of interrogation they had planned, where they speak to someone. it's being conducted with notes and nods and because he can't speak, he's on a ventilator. so it's a very
the congregation disagreed with tamerlan and he was quote, shouted out of the mosque. speculation continues about why these two young men may have conspired to kill en masse, as the country marks a week since the deadly bombing. in medford, massachusetts, the funeral for 29-year-old victim, krystle campbell began just over an hour ago and at 2:50 p.m., president obama will join the city of boston in a moment of silence, mayor menino will observe the time from boston common. joining me...
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that the also reports fbi actually interviewed tamerlan two years ago. >> we are hearing that from a law-enforcement official. there was an interview at the request of a foreign government. concernequested out of that the fbi spoke with him two years ago because there was concern that before he was about to make an overseas trip, he had in extremist ties. the fbi spoke with him and reported back to the foreign government that they had no concern and this trip would be ok. following this trip, we are hearing that he went to russia where he had family and he came back much more religious and much more observant of his islamic faith. this came from friends that knew him. this is something that will now be a part of this investigation as the president, after speaking with reporters, following the arrest, there will be a full investigation and the full federal resources will be dedicated to answering some of these questions. that is one question that will be examined -- if there was a concern and he was on the radar, why wasn't it followed up on? thank you. more and more is being learned
that the also reports fbi actually interviewed tamerlan two years ago. >> we are hearing that from a law-enforcement official. there was an interview at the request of a foreign government. concernequested out of that the fbi spoke with him two years ago because there was concern that before he was about to make an overseas trip, he had in extremist ties. the fbi spoke with him and reported back to the foreign government that they had no concern and this trip would be ok. following this...
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>> one person we haven't heard much from is tamerlan's wife. what sort of picture do we get of her and what potential information could she provide? >> well, of course, a key potential witness. immediate family members help paint that 360-degree profile of what happened from the time of the event backwards. here's a big however to consider, though. okay? not saying this is associated with the old al qaeda, but like-minded groups tend to pull good tactics off the shelf. in the case of the old al qaeda under bin laden, they were the masters of compartmentalization. we might not be surprised if he kept that information, if not all information, from his wife. now, there's a possibility that she may in some ways have been wh whitting. if he had that type of training, they're very good at the need to know. >> but this is an individual he had a relatively long relationship with. and you're suggesting that he might have been able to hide everything from her? any of his inclinations of hatred toward america if he had that feeling toward america? he woul
>> one person we haven't heard much from is tamerlan's wife. what sort of picture do we get of her and what potential information could she provide? >> well, of course, a key potential witness. immediate family members help paint that 360-degree profile of what happened from the time of the event backwards. here's a big however to consider, though. okay? not saying this is associated with the old al qaeda, but like-minded groups tend to pull good tactics off the shelf. in the case...
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the older man, tamerlan got out of the car. and with what authorities say appeared to be explosives strapped to his chest. he was shot by police. and then his brother, who was still in the car, simply pressed the accelerator to the floor and took off. and then at some point abandoned the car. there's some indication that he might have been wounded in that encounter with police. they can't be sure. because they don't know where he is. but they've seen some blood that indicates that maybe he was wounded. >> pete, i know we're going to have to let you go. but really quickly, they did carjack a mercedes suv at one point. and revealed themselves to be the two men behind the marathon bombing. do we know anything about the owner of that suv who was later released unharmed after spending half an hour with the two brothers? >> we do. we know who he is, we've decided not to name him since he's an innocent victim in all of this. but yes, he was just someone who happened to be driving around, unlucky to be in the place where they decided t
the older man, tamerlan got out of the car. and with what authorities say appeared to be explosives strapped to his chest. he was shot by police. and then his brother, who was still in the car, simply pressed the accelerator to the floor and took off. and then at some point abandoned the car. there's some indication that he might have been wounded in that encounter with police. they can't be sure. because they don't know where he is. but they've seen some blood that indicates that maybe he was...
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and, you know, i stopped seeing tamerlan around. you know, i would see him around after high school. and about two years ago, i just stopped seeing him. i would ask friends. i would ask people that knew him, associates, where is tamerlan? what's up with him? how is he doing? no one seemed to know. they would assume i think he is back in his country. and then the latest update i got was on monday, and it was pretty horrific. i'm really curious and interested to know what happened in the past year or two that made them flip the switch into evil? >> jon: when the photos came out on thursday, did you recognize them? did you say wait a minute? that's dzhokhar? >> i did not. i did. no and the reason being, when i coached little brother, he had more of a baby face. and in the pixel lated atedo and i think pixel is the key word. hard to pick him out as somebody. he had more facial hair and more -- he had more scruffy look. and big brother, tamerlan, he hardly ever wore a hat. he had a hat on. he was cleanly shaven. he had the glasses on. an
and, you know, i stopped seeing tamerlan around. you know, i would see him around after high school. and about two years ago, i just stopped seeing him. i would ask friends. i would ask people that knew him, associates, where is tamerlan? what's up with him? how is he doing? no one seemed to know. they would assume i think he is back in his country. and then the latest update i got was on monday, and it was pretty horrific. i'm really curious and interested to know what happened in the past...
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"the new york times" reports that after the tib questioned tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011, officials had quote no authority to watch him because they found no terrorism activity at the time. this scenario that an american could and would do this while flying under the radar raises serious questions regarding national security. the "washington post" writes the boston attacks might serve as a new model for terrorism in the 21st century. seeing how two kids with backpack bombs seem to have succeeded in putting a major u.s. city on lockdown, it may now dawn on al qaeda leaders that a series of small-scale attacks like this conversation the same impact as one spectacular mass casualty attack. through a combination of skill and luck, we've done well at preventing the next 9/11. preventing the next boston massacre might not be as easy. joining me today, former dnc communications director and msnbc host, karen finney, "new york times" op-ed columnist frank bruney, retired army sergeant wes moore and "mother jones" msnbc political analyst, david corn and msnbc justice correspondent, pete williams. let'
"the new york times" reports that after the tib questioned tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011, officials had quote no authority to watch him because they found no terrorism activity at the time. this scenario that an american could and would do this while flying under the radar raises serious questions regarding national security. the "washington post" writes the boston attacks might serve as a new model for terrorism in the 21st century. seeing how two kids with backpack bombs seem...
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learned especially after the shootout last night in watertown as well when dzhokar's older brother tamerlan was killed, that they had links to chechnya. they were born in chechnya. you miiht rorl that is the break away russian republic that couldn't break away. russia would not allow it. under three different prime ministers would never entertain it. the reason why that is crucial, chechen rebels, if there is a link to the outfit we know there is the chechen separatist it is, and there is no way to prove that, if there is they take no mercy. nine times out of 10 when there was a violent act two years ago in movie theater, two years prior to that in a school and i think about a year before that in a hospital, each time the rebels are surrounded they kill themselves, often times, i believe in the case of the school attack claimed better than 40 kids lives. they blow themselves up. in that case with a number of kids. that's why given that history and give the precedent that rebels would rather kill themselves than ever, ever, surrender to police, authorities are on the scene are handling with
learned especially after the shootout last night in watertown as well when dzhokar's older brother tamerlan was killed, that they had links to chechnya. they were born in chechnya. you miiht rorl that is the break away russian republic that couldn't break away. russia would not allow it. under three different prime ministers would never entertain it. the reason why that is crucial, chechen rebels, if there is a link to the outfit we know there is the chechen separatist it is, and there is no...
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tamerlan tsarnaev. number two on the loose, a fugitive right now, believed to be armed and dangerous, described as a terrorist, he was caught on camera last night, he's been on the loose for several hours and all of boston, the entire city of boston surrounding suburbs in lockdown right now. >> that's right. abc news just spoke to those boys' father, he is in shock and implores his son to himself up. he told abc news, he said that he think his sons were set up and he said they were very nice kids, never touched explosives and never learned how to handle weapons. he said that his younger son is on the run and in hiding because he's also afraid, words from his father. never saw indication at all atwas capable of violence. we're reminded by brad garrett, our fbi specialing at, often these terrorist lead double lives. we begin with chief investigative brian ross, on the ground, all through the night in watertown, brian, a night of gunfire, bombs, police hunting down the terrorists right now. >> reporter: in
tamerlan tsarnaev. number two on the loose, a fugitive right now, believed to be armed and dangerous, described as a terrorist, he was caught on camera last night, he's been on the loose for several hours and all of boston, the entire city of boston surrounding suburbs in lockdown right now. >> that's right. abc news just spoke to those boys' father, he is in shock and implores his son to himself up. he told abc news, he said that he think his sons were set up and he said they were very...
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and tamerlan was alone for that trip. although the father had been quoted as saying he was there and tamerlan never left his side. the surviving suspect younger brother dzhokhar has reportedly told authorities that his brother was the mastermind of the boston marathon bombing and that there was no international influence. but the feds are investigating the possibility that during his trip overseas tamerlan may have had contact with a man known as the russian bin laden. sea chechen islamic radical considered one of the world's most wanted men and we learn this information just as we learn that our fbi is saying contrary to reports out of the u.s. senate that it did not have multiple contacts from the russian government as the senator had suggested the fbi or the others. get to that in a minute. first though greg palkot joins us with the very latest live from london, greg? >> yeah, megyn. officials we have been speaking to at the u.s. embassy and at the fbi are not saying too much about this visit but multiple reports confi
and tamerlan was alone for that trip. although the father had been quoted as saying he was there and tamerlan never left his side. the surviving suspect younger brother dzhokhar has reportedly told authorities that his brother was the mastermind of the boston marathon bombing and that there was no international influence. but the feds are investigating the possibility that during his trip overseas tamerlan may have had contact with a man known as the russian bin laden. sea chechen islamic...
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. >> reporter: police shot tamerlan tsarnaev. he was pronounced dead a short time later at an area hospital. >> this was a trauma arrest. multiple injuries, probably we believe a combination of blasts, potentially gunshot wounds. >> how many gunshot wounds? >> unable to count. >> multiple gunshots? >> yes. >> i'm sorry i didn't hear the rest of that. >> and probably a blast injury also. >> blast meaning what? >> an explosive device, possibly shrapnel, a thermal injury. >> can you describe where it was? >> it was pretty much throughout the trunk, it was multiple wounds. >> would it be consistent with perhaps a bomb strapped to the chest, would it be consistent with that? >> unclear. i think the medical examiner will be able to conclusively say that, but there were signs of more than just gunshot wounds. >> reporter: the brothers were of chechen heritage and came to the u.s. around ten years ago. a circuitous path took them through dagestan, a volatile region in southern russia. 26-year-old tamerlan reportedly was a hip-hop fan, an
. >> reporter: police shot tamerlan tsarnaev. he was pronounced dead a short time later at an area hospital. >> this was a trauma arrest. multiple injuries, probably we believe a combination of blasts, potentially gunshot wounds. >> how many gunshot wounds? >> unable to count. >> multiple gunshots? >> yes. >> i'm sorry i didn't hear the rest of that. >> and probably a blast injury also. >> blast meaning what? >> an explosive device,...
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tamerlan followed and got a green card. dzhokhar attended school outside of boston where he earneded a scholarship. friends and teachers we talked to say they never saw any signs of trouble. >> regular teenager. didn't suspect anything. he was on the wrestling team. he went to parties with other students. he went to the prom. >> a wonderful kid. we were proud of him. he was an outstanding athlete. he was -- there's nothing -- he was never a troublemaker in school. >> their father insisted his sons are innocent. someone framed them. i don't know who exactly did it but someone did. and being cowards, they shot the boy dead. there are cops like this. >> their uncle in maryland says the brothers were "losers." >> being losers. hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. these are the only reasons i can imagine of. anything else, anything else with religion and islam is a fraud. >> in boston the city is relieved the nightmare is over. >> it's a night where i think we'll all rest easy. >> president obama offered his congr
tamerlan followed and got a green card. dzhokhar attended school outside of boston where he earneded a scholarship. friends and teachers we talked to say they never saw any signs of trouble. >> regular teenager. didn't suspect anything. he was on the wrestling team. he went to parties with other students. he went to the prom. >> a wonderful kid. we were proud of him. he was an outstanding athlete. he was -- there's nothing -- he was never a troublemaker in school. >> their...
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it's still unclear whether the elder son tamerlan, actually did meet someone suspicious. we know that he was with his father. his father has spoken at length about both sons actually. he did confirm the man did come out and visit and stayed with them. both parents have actually said that they believe both sons, the 26-year-old tamerlan, now deceased, and the 19-year-old dzhokhar, the one who's in custody in the hospital, they say that they were framed. and the mother has actually accused the fbi of regularly harassing the family. she says because they are chechens, ethnic chechens. now, the parents have been living more recently in dagestan which is in the north caucuses region. now, this is a very troubled area. it's a small russian republic, but it's neighboring chechnya. both of these areas have seen a lot of conflict, particularly an active separatist group in dagestan right now, there's a mission taking place in the area to clean up what the government says is a guerrilla group. now, the mother, of course, has described her sons as good people and that they were pers
it's still unclear whether the elder son tamerlan, actually did meet someone suspicious. we know that he was with his father. his father has spoken at length about both sons actually. he did confirm the man did come out and visit and stayed with them. both parents have actually said that they believe both sons, the 26-year-old tamerlan, now deceased, and the 19-year-old dzhokhar, the one who's in custody in the hospital, they say that they were framed. and the mother has actually accused the...
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jenna: we are learning more pwh-the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. a school friend said catherine russell had dreams of covering the peace corps but was totally taken with tamerlan. apparently she has been spending time at her parents apts home in rhode island. she is the eldest of three daughters to her parents, a doctor and a nurse. so a lot of questions there, and apparently according to the "new york post" she is being questioned as well by the fbi. jon: let's hope they get to answers. i'm sure she ha has a lot to tell. this man charged with mailing letters laced with deadly poison to president obama and a mississippi senator. the latest on where that case stands next. jenna: deadly floodwaters rising across six states in the midwest. a live report from the fox extreme weather center >> my husband, he went over there to save his friends, and he looked and everything is gone. everything. it's just crazy. we're just homeless now. we lost everything. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back
jenna: we are learning more pwh-the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. a school friend said catherine russell had dreams of covering the peace corps but was totally taken with tamerlan. apparently she has been spending time at her parents apts home in rhode island. she is the eldest of three daughters to her parents, a doctor and a nurse. so a lot of questions there, and apparently according to the "new york post" she is being questioned as well by the fbi. jon: let's hope they get to...
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. >> lots of questions that tamerlan, the older brother, had been questioned before by the fbi, in 2011, at the request of the russian government. >> well, that's right. but, think about this, george, there are hundreds of thousands of young adults in this country that visit extremist islamic websites, he was one of them, so the question is, what line do you draw that we continue the investigation? or do we go and interview, make a decision on other intelligence that were not going to pursue an active case against him? >> you're already seeing some congressmen, peter king, criticizing, saying this was a missed opportunity. >> that's great to say. but when you have literally hundreds of thousands of people you want to keep track of, you want to prioritize. they're going to miss one every once in a while. when you approach them, when you interview them or do their background, they may not have radicalized to the level of what we saw on monday. >> going to websites wouldn't be enough? >> absolutely not. >> the older brother went back to russia in 2012, was there for several months. we know
. >> lots of questions that tamerlan, the older brother, had been questioned before by the fbi, in 2011, at the request of the russian government. >> well, that's right. but, think about this, george, there are hundreds of thousands of young adults in this country that visit extremist islamic websites, he was one of them, so the question is, what line do you draw that we continue the investigation? or do we go and interview, make a decision on other intelligence that were not going...
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one brother in particular, tamerlan, became increasingly radicalized over the last several years. they warned the fbi he was a follower of radical islam. the fbi's investigation never turned up anything significant. tsarnaev traveled to the troubled region of dagestan for six months. it's where his parents live. it's a hub of jihadist recruitment generally. "the new york times" wrote yesterday. back home in the u.s., tsarnaev became more radicalized. the "boston globe" reports he disrupted conversations at his local cambridge mosque with outbursts of radical theology and created a youtube page. how did this lead up to the boston marathon a week ago? richard engel is nbc news' chief foreign correspondent. david is editor of the "new yorker" magazine. i want to start with richard, then to david. richard, why did the russians let him in if he was a problem for them a year earlier? >> it's common where you have governments watching people to give them some slack, to let them travel, to let them come into your country. it actually can be helpful sometimes if you're watching someone to
one brother in particular, tamerlan, became increasingly radicalized over the last several years. they warned the fbi he was a follower of radical islam. the fbi's investigation never turned up anything significant. tsarnaev traveled to the troubled region of dagestan for six months. it's where his parents live. it's a hub of jihadist recruitment generally. "the new york times" wrote yesterday. back home in the u.s., tsarnaev became more radicalized. the "boston globe"...
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well, besides the russia trip that tamerlan made last year. and i think that there's undoubtedly already been conversations and cooperation under way between russia and the united states to try to flesh out exactly what he did there and who he met with. but there's a broad international cooperation, that's what has distinguished us before 9/11 and after 9/11, so i'm confident the intelligence community has been touching all bases relevant to the threat of terrorism around the world to see if there's anything there, connections, you know, through the internet, connections, you know, through people that might have had contact with him as mike leiter was saying, as we pull threads based on, you know, the digital signatures that, you know, come out of this investigation, all of those will be exploited by the intelligence community. >> all right, p.j. crowley, i think you're going to stick with us for our next hour. >> sure. >>> but we'll take a quick break and be back with more on the investigation with nbc pete williams and roger cressey. zb÷a s
well, besides the russia trip that tamerlan made last year. and i think that there's undoubtedly already been conversations and cooperation under way between russia and the united states to try to flesh out exactly what he did there and who he met with. but there's a broad international cooperation, that's what has distinguished us before 9/11 and after 9/11, so i'm confident the intelligence community has been touching all bases relevant to the threat of terrorism around the world to see if...
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interviews tamerlan and the family. comes up with nothing. goes back to the russians and says, you know, we got nothing here. what else do you have? the russians don't respond. the fbi a second time asks them for something. then in september of 2011 the russians make exactly the same request, but this time they go to the cia. perhaps thinking they'll get a different response. the cia sends that over to the fbi. the fbi says we've already looked into this. there isn't anything. but, again, they say they asked the russians what more do you have? give us more, we'll chase it down. again, they say, the russians don't respond. as a result of these two requests to the fbi and cia, his name did go into a terrorism database. the sort of master terrorism tip database. so that when he did fly to moscow last january, the government knew about that. but it didn't take any action either when he left or when he came back because the case was considered closed. so that's what they did. now, here's the policy question. many members of congress are saying, we
interviews tamerlan and the family. comes up with nothing. goes back to the russians and says, you know, we got nothing here. what else do you have? the russians don't respond. the fbi a second time asks them for something. then in september of 2011 the russians make exactly the same request, but this time they go to the cia. perhaps thinking they'll get a different response. the cia sends that over to the fbi. the fbi says we've already looked into this. there isn't anything. but, again, they...
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the late tamerlan tsarnaev paid to dagestan in 2012. the parents are reportedly telling authorities that no contact was made between him and radical islamist there is. a group is claiming the same thing. there are a lot of questions about that trip. different reasons for him going. conflicting timelines where he was, who he was with. a lot of focus on one mosque in dagestan tamerlan said to have attended during the trip and a prior one. it is a salafist mosque, a extreme mosque one which radicals have attended. there is one report russian officials think he did make contact several times with an extremist, bill. bill: greg, we don't know when this man turned, whether it was in the u.s. in boston or whether it was overseas. what is the working theory on behalf of authorities when tamerlan, the older brother, could have been radicalized? >> reporter: very good question. it is always a possibility that the turning happened exactly there in that country but in fact he was, we believe, closely watched. our own amy kellogg here speaking to a
the late tamerlan tsarnaev paid to dagestan in 2012. the parents are reportedly telling authorities that no contact was made between him and radical islamist there is. a group is claiming the same thing. there are a lot of questions about that trip. different reasons for him going. conflicting timelines where he was, who he was with. a lot of focus on one mosque in dagestan tamerlan said to have attended during the trip and a prior one. it is a salafist mosque, a extreme mosque one which...
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tamerlan tsarnaev died after a gun fight with police. his younger brother dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured after a day long manhunt. someone saw him hiding inside a boat. >> he saw blood on a boat in the backyard. he opened the tarp and he looked in and saw a man covered with blood. he retreated called us. >> reporter: after a shoot out with police he was loaded in to this ambulance and taken to the same hospital where his brother died earlier in the day. the same hospital where so many of the victims were rushed in the moments following monday's blast. while these images of the attacks will continue to haunt the community, boston is waking up breathing easier. for law enforcement the work isn't over. him will continue to be an ongoing and active investigation as we look for all the details, continue to look at a lot of evidence and file our formal charges. >> reporter: and according to a department of justice official federal prosecutors have been here at the hospital since last night working on charges and apparently those charges could
tamerlan tsarnaev died after a gun fight with police. his younger brother dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured after a day long manhunt. someone saw him hiding inside a boat. >> he saw blood on a boat in the backyard. he opened the tarp and he looked in and saw a man covered with blood. he retreated called us. >> reporter: after a shoot out with police he was loaded in to this ambulance and taken to the same hospital where his brother died earlier in the day. the same hospital where so...
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he -- tamerlan. he did not go to the funeral or call the family, and so there were some questions being asked at the time and now there is a lot of questions being asked, could tamerlan have been involved in those three murders? >> brian: the people that knew all three of them said at the same time after tamerlan was killed and after he did the bombing, they said i wonder if he was involved in this triple murder and there was no forced entry because it would insinuate that whoever got in, he knew them. >> steve: investigators at the time thought it could be drug related because in addition to having their throats slit, they were covered with marijuana. so they said okay. this is suspicious. didn't talk to him. now suddenly this is a lead. >> brian: let's talk about canada. salute the canadians, they have thwarted a plot that al-qaeda was putting together before it was implemented that would have them blowing up a train that was going from canada to the u.s. nome did they say it was al-qaeda inspired,
he -- tamerlan. he did not go to the funeral or call the family, and so there were some questions being asked at the time and now there is a lot of questions being asked, could tamerlan have been involved in those three murders? >> brian: the people that knew all three of them said at the same time after tamerlan was killed and after he did the bombing, they said i wonder if he was involved in this triple murder and there was no forced entry because it would insinuate that whoever got in,...
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in recent months to delay action on an application for citizenship from the other suspected bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. a routine background check revealed he was interviewed by the fbi in 2011 at the request of the russian government, which suspected that the older brother had ties to chechen terrorism. he was killed following a shootout with police early friday morning in boston. cnn's latest reporting shows 57 victims remain hospitalized as a result of the boston bombings including three in critical condition. joining me now is massachusetts senator, william his friends call him mo cowan. thank you, senator, for being with us out of boston. i want to is you what you know about the status of the investigation. has anything new turned up? >> well, good morning, candy. thanks for having me here. and before i respond i want to take this opportunity to once again thank all the first responders who came to the scene on monday and all the investigative personnel who spent all week working hard to identify and capture the suspects we believe to be responsible for this heinous crime committed on ma
in recent months to delay action on an application for citizenship from the other suspected bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. a routine background check revealed he was interviewed by the fbi in 2011 at the request of the russian government, which suspected that the older brother had ties to chechen terrorism. he was killed following a shootout with police early friday morning in boston. cnn's latest reporting shows 57 victims remain hospitalized as a result of the boston bombings including three in...
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tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball cap on the right. it is the white baseball cap, the younger suspect that has been and still remains the focus of such a manhunt. within the last hour, we've been told by the emergency management office in boston that if you are at work in boston and -- by the way, look at the streets in that area. if you're at work, they would rather you not shelter at work. they would much prefer it if you went home. so those people who are on the job today and did go into work in boston, this is really kind of being treated as almost a snow day. if it weren't for the fa
tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball...
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in russia and the father says that the fbi came to their cambridge house two years ago to interview tamerlan tsarnaev, the older brother. >> before he went to russia? >> before he went to russia. so they have some record of him, some reason why they went and interviewed him. >> that is something. after he knew he was a subject of interest, he went over and took that trip. >> right. >> let's get back to whdh. >> they are just trying to secure the scene so that way they keep themselves safe and of course the people in and around the immediate area safe as well should this person possess any dangerous, lethal types of weapons. >> all right. thank you. let's go back to steve cooper with new information. >> i was just speaking with another source who is close to the scene. i'm now being told that there's no movement in the boat. i'm also hearing that he may be bleeding out and not -- and it's not safe to approach and again the reason why is concern of possible explosive devices that he may have on him or with him. so -- >> let's get the image on screen right now. this is the house with the boat b
in russia and the father says that the fbi came to their cambridge house two years ago to interview tamerlan tsarnaev, the older brother. >> before he went to russia? >> before he went to russia. so they have some record of him, some reason why they went and interviewed him. >> that is something. after he knew he was a subject of interest, he went over and took that trip. >> right. >> let's get back to whdh. >> they are just trying to secure the scene so that...
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. >> it's interesting to me to look at even the names of these young men, tamerlan, probably tamerlan, a great islamic warrior who had many campaigns that resulted in the deaths of millions of people, and also the young brother, dzhokhar, named after the similar name, anyhow, to the first president of the czech republic, islamic republic, that was formed there. so i don't know if there's anything about identity when you're given a name like that as a youth, what kind of, what does that do to your mindset and your self-image and identity, what's expected of you. interesting to hear the profilers talk about that. >> it is very interesting, this 19-year-old who we believe is the suspect now cornered, authorities believe with some level of confidence that is who they have cornered in this small boat in the backyard. we know he came to the united states at the age of 8 years old back in 2002, i believe it was. his brother, who died last night, died at the age of 26, came four years later, i believe at the age of 20, did not himself become a u.s. citizen but did get a green card. >> but you
. >> it's interesting to me to look at even the names of these young men, tamerlan, probably tamerlan, a great islamic warrior who had many campaigns that resulted in the deaths of millions of people, and also the young brother, dzhokhar, named after the similar name, anyhow, to the first president of the czech republic, islamic republic, that was formed there. so i don't know if there's anything about identity when you're given a name like that as a youth, what kind of, what does that do...
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youio are looking at tamerlan tsarnaev, he is suspect number one. the one in the white hat is his younger brother, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the older brother was killed in a spectacular fire fight with police overnight. it all began in cambridge about 10:30 last night, an mit campus police officer was killed apparently in a confrontation with the two young men. they then carjacked a car, a chase ensued and that pursuit ended up in watertown, massachusetts where they have been in lockdown since after midnight. that police officer died, a second police officer in the midst of that chase was also gravely injured. this morning he was still in surgery. police say 19-year-old dzhokhar escaped from the confrontation, apparently still in the car. they now believe that perhaps he may have gained a second vehicle. they are searching for a gray honda cr-v with massachusetts license plates 3r689 a second suspect may have been involved and may have boarded a train and headed south from boston. they did stop an amtrak train in connecticut, but apparently di
youio are looking at tamerlan tsarnaev, he is suspect number one. the one in the white hat is his younger brother, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the older brother was killed in a spectacular fire fight with police overnight. it all began in cambridge about 10:30 last night, an mit campus police officer was killed apparently in a confrontation with the two young men. they then carjacked a car, a chase ensued and that pursuit ended up in watertown, massachusetts where they have been in lockdown...
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did go talk to tamerlan. what if they didn't find anything, he wasn't doing anything radical? >> i don't know what you think you're going to find and they say no, i'm not. i think the fact that the russian government told us that this is a guy that is a possible terrorist, a couple of his husband preliminary sympathies were expressed should have been enough to put him on a list. then when he went to russia, somebody should have said, what's this guy doing in russia for six months and nobody asked, how is he supporting himself? russia, six months? no salary? an american can't do that. >> steve: apparently they have welfare up in massachusetts. >> it costs a lot of money to travel to russia. >> brian: mr. mayor, i could actually add to that because port gossage was heard, he believes there was little coordination between the f.b.i. and c.i.a. in this respect. he goes to russia and then goes from there, it looks like to one of the most vicious places in the world where they train the worst of the worst. by the way, he went to visit his dad, who knows nothing about what happened t
did go talk to tamerlan. what if they didn't find anything, he wasn't doing anything radical? >> i don't know what you think you're going to find and they say no, i'm not. i think the fact that the russian government told us that this is a guy that is a possible terrorist, a couple of his husband preliminary sympathies were expressed should have been enough to put him on a list. then when he went to russia, somebody should have said, what's this guy doing in russia for six months and...
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the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, was 26. nbc news learned he spent six months last year outside of the country. authorities are still piecing together where he went and what he did during that time. there are many questions tonight. joining me to help answer them is nbc investigative correspondent michael isikoff and former director of the national counterterrorism center michael leiter. and former fbi profiler clint van zandt. let me start with michael leiter. the other day, it seems like a year ago, two, three days ago you, had this sense, professional instinct, if you will, that this killer, one of the two bombers, was a local. tell me how you came to that assessment. >> well, chris, my take -- >> he is a local. >> he is a local and he's got deep ties to boston. and my take was there's no doubt that the boston marathon is a worldwide known event, but unlike many of the targets, a lot of people really have used in the past, there's something specific to boston about it. there's something specific about the finish line and
the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, was 26. nbc news learned he spent six months last year outside of the country. authorities are still piecing together where he went and what he did during that time. there are many questions tonight. joining me to help answer them is nbc investigative correspondent michael isikoff and former director of the national counterterrorism center michael leiter. and former fbi profiler clint van zandt. let me start with michael leiter. the other day, it seems like...
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tamerlan tsarnaev had bnd killed in a shootout. the break in finding his younger brother came from a wathertown person out having a smoke. dave saw his tarp being kicked out, he saw blood on the boat, he climb on a crate to peer in and saw the wounded person and he called police to with the tip that could lead to the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. joining me on the phone,s in nbc and boston native, mike bar kl. congressman, let me start with you. boy, i tell you, you look at that community and you just saw what big poppy had to say. what's your feeling today after the capture of one suspect and the killing of another? >> reporter: like everyone else, relief and truly looking forward to getting back to some sort of a normal life in the boston area knowing full well we've got a fee friends an family injured and lost a few of our friends an family, trying to take care of them as well. >> one of the ways people take care of themselves is try to get back to normal. i understand there is a wedding at fenway, neil diamond was at fenway. >>
tamerlan tsarnaev had bnd killed in a shootout. the break in finding his younger brother came from a wathertown person out having a smoke. dave saw his tarp being kicked out, he saw blood on the boat, he climb on a crate to peer in and saw the wounded person and he called police to with the tip that could lead to the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. joining me on the phone,s in nbc and boston native, mike bar kl. congressman, let me start with you. boy, i tell you, you look at that community and...
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unprecedented set of events that ended with a surprisingly subdued ending on friday night. 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead after a dramatic shootout with law enforcement early friday morning. his 19-year-old dzhokhar escaped on foot precipitating a shelter in place order for the entire boston area. but the much sought after armed and dangerous teen was found wounded and incoherent in a boat parked in the backyard of a suburban watertown home. discovered not by the hundreds of armed officers who had been searching for him for hours but by the home's owner, reportedly out for a smoke. with one assailant dead and the other in police custody, the people of watertown and the entire boston area expressed their enormous gratitude and sense of relief with spontaneous cheers and applause on friday night. the crisis is over. now the politics begin and this is where our responsibility in the media shifts. in the heat of the crisis, media take on the job of informational clearinghouse, keeping the public up to date, sharing critical information and get the information out right and fast.
unprecedented set of events that ended with a surprisingly subdued ending on friday night. 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead after a dramatic shootout with law enforcement early friday morning. his 19-year-old dzhokhar escaped on foot precipitating a shelter in place order for the entire boston area. but the much sought after armed and dangerous teen was found wounded and incoherent in a boat parked in the backyard of a suburban watertown home. discovered not by the hundreds of...
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says it interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011 after being told by a foreign government, reportedly russia, he had become a follower of riradical islam. they found no evidence of terrorist activity at that time. did the chech anyian brothers act alone or was it a broughter plan with coconspiracies in the u.s. or overseas? wayne simmons, a former c.i.a. analyst and joins us now with some insight. thank you for coming in today. >> always a pleasure. >> i want to ask you about this. the way that the bombs they use have had been described, you know, many law enforcement sources said they were too sophisticated for somebody who was going to google and throw something together that the brothers had to have training at some point. for what they are accused of doing. what do you make of that? >> all of us, first of all, those agree that nothing today is 100% certain. that is where we need to start. if i had to make a guess, i would remind guys like me that 12 years ago, 13 years ago the chechens were in afghanistan trying to build the same kind of bombs, using propane tanks. and they were blowing
says it interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011 after being told by a foreign government, reportedly russia, he had become a follower of riradical islam. they found no evidence of terrorist activity at that time. did the chech anyian brothers act alone or was it a broughter plan with coconspiracies in the u.s. or overseas? wayne simmons, a former c.i.a. analyst and joins us now with some insight. thank you for coming in today. >> always a pleasure. >> i want to ask you about this. the...